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Schools in Cortland

Cortland’s public schools

Seymour Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cortland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 12% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
4,570 students on the public path
In brief

Cortland’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cortland’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Emerson Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Margaret R Brown Elementary School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Cortland, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Seymour Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cortland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–8Seymour Middle Schoolin SeymourC−
9–12Seymour Senior High Schoolin SeymourB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Seymour Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Seymour Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,432 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,072IN $13,688 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 41.3% · 2754 students tested
Math30%
State average 37.5% · 2752 students tested

Cortland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Cortland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cortland—Seymour

Every school in Cortland

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cortlandin other towns
Seymour-Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seymour
C
609 students15:1Rate it →
Seymour-Redding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Seymour
C+
609 students15:1Rate it →
Margaret R Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seymour
D
499 students14:1Rate it →
Emerson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seymour
A−
257 students14:1Rate it →
Cortland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Seymour
A−
89 students11:1Rate it →
Seymour Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seymour
C−
778 students16:1Rate it →
Seymour Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seymour
B−
1,729 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Cortland’s schools

Are Cortland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cortland. Seymour Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cortland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cortland in?

Seymour Community Schools.

Where do Cortland kids go to high school?

Seymour Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.